MY SHOES UPDATE AGAIN

 With all of the snow that we have been experiencing I decided to give the old Police Boots the start today. It was a good choice. I love these boots. I don't know why I don't wear them more often. I especially love the way they clomp-clomp-clomp their way across hard floors. They are not particularly waterproof, and they are not terribly warm either, but there is just something about them. They're comfortable and I like the way they look. They are easily the most expensive pair of footwear in my collection- thank you taxpayers of St. Albans City!

The Mallards, which you may recall were named Captain of the Footwear after the Boat Shoes were demoted following the discovery of a small tear along the side of the instep, have now apparently suffered the same fate (see photo below). Plus, the padding inside the Mallards bunches up everytime I remove my foot (see photo above). This is even worse then the tear along the instep. Oh how the mighty have fallen! They now appear to be doomed to be demoted as well, and possibly used as a flower pot this spring.

In light of these developments, there is more uncertainty surrounding the hierarchy of my shoes than a north-African dictatorship. CNN is even reporting that the Mallards were toppled in a coup earlier this morning, and that my house slippers have assumed emergency powers. Most experts agree that this is unlikely however as the slippers are not respected enough to patch together a coalition of support. The other shoes would never respect a pair of slippers enough to allow for them to take over the top job. The snow boots especially, which are the longest tenured pair of footwear in the house, may not even consider the slippers to be proper footwear. It is possible that the newly acquired "N-Shoes," which have never even been worn, except to see if they fit, could be immediately declared the Captain of the footwear just as  John Roberts was immediately given the title of Chief Justice of the Supreme Court. A more likely scenario is that the Perry Ellis shoes could be named to the top spot following the sad news about their friends, the Mallards, ruptured instep. We all mourn the loss of the Mallards. I'll keep you posted. Things are happening pretty quickly aound here.

 In other shoe news. My Mother-In-Law has gifted us with a new shoe rack. The old one was determined by sarah to be too small and was also falling apart. This one feels luxuriously spacious and easily accomodates our shoes as well as their drama.